Bookholder



June 24-, 1947.

A. POCH 2,423,048

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. AZVIHUMPOGH ATI'D RN EYE Patented June 24, 1947 Nrro STATES PATENTOFFICE 2,423,048 EQOKHOLDEE Anthony Poch, Fernie, British Columbia,Canada Application November 14, 1945, Serial No. 628,407

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a book holder, and more particularly to a bookholder that can be used by a person when confined tobed.

An object of the invention is to provide a device that is adjustable toheight as Well as to the angle at which the book may be arranged.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the inventionconsists in the novel features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimedand. illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side View thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the book holder per se.

Referring more in detail to th drawings the numeral Iii designatesgenerally the book holder which comprises essentially a base i2 whichsupports and receives the weight of the book B. The base" I2 is providedwith a bevelled portion M which is interposed between and formedintegral with the base i2 and the depending flange l6 which extendsparallel with and at right angles to the base l2.

Pivotally secured to the flange it by means of pivot pins 58 aremarginal page holders 20.

The holders 23 are forwardly and upwardly inclined as at 22 to restagainst the pages of the book B as shown in Fig. 3.

The bevelled portion 14 of the base I2 is so bevelled as to give freemovement to the marginal page holders 20 in their upward movement forengagement with the book B.

Positioned on the base 42 in opposed parallel groups of two areupstanding posts 23. These posts are so positioned and so spaced thatthey will confine the book cover B in position there-between in openposition.

Positioned at approximately the medial point 24 of the base I2 is anupstanding pin 26 which is adapted to be positioned in the break of thebook B and hold it in position on the base l2.

The base 12 is provided at the rear thereof with a semi-circularprojection 28 which is adapted to support two upstanding book supports39, these supports are rigidly secured to the projection 28.

Slidably mounted on the supports 30 is an inserter or book retainer 32which is provided with a depending pin 34 which is in alignment with thepin 26 and also is positioned in the break of the book B.

A spring 35 connected at one end to the prothemselves to form jection 28and at the other end to the book retainer 32 is provided to placetension on the book retainer 32 and thereby compress the book B betweenthe base 12 and the retainer 32 and firmly hold the book B in place.

The upper ends of the supports 38 are provided with knobs 38 to act asstops for the retainer 32 and prevent it from separating from thesupports 30.

The base 412 is provided with an internally threaded boss 40 which isadapted to receive the complementary threaded upper portion 42 of theknee joint 44, the lower ing adjustably secured locking nut 48.

This construction allows the book holder IE to be moved forward orbackward as desired.

The externally threaded lower end of the portion 46 is received in acomplementary internally threaded boss 59 which is formed on the arcuatshaped tubing 52.

Slidably mounted in the tubing 52 are the upstanding arcuate shaped legs54 of the braces 53 the lower portions of which are bent uponelliptically shaped feet 58.

In order to retain the legs 54- in position in the tubing 52 the tubing52 is provided with set screws Bil which when tightened will clamp thelegs 54 firmly'in the tubing 52.

By arranging the book holder H] to swing in a forward or backwardmovement also up and down for height and width on the braces 56 the bookmay be adjusted for the convenience of a person confined in bed and bymeans of the book thereto by a butterfly retainer post and marginal pageholders the book is retained securely in open position on the base ofthe book holder.

It Will be understood, therefore, by those skilled in the art that theembodiment of the invention herein disclosed accomplishes the objects ofthe invention. It also has other advantages than those hereinparticularly referred to, also that various changes and modificationsmay be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, andsince the embodiment disclosed herein being only illustrative of thedevice, the invention is not to be understood as restricted thereto,since this may be modified within the scope of the appended claimswithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising an elongated basehaving a bevelled porportion 46 thereof betion interposed between adepending portion and a horizontal base portion, marginal page holderspivotally mounted on said depending portion, oppositely and par-allellyspaced groups of upstanding posts on said horizontal base portion, asemi-circular projection formed on the rear of said horizontal baseportion, upstanding book supports secured to said projection, a bookretainer slidably mounted on said supports having a depending pin inalignment Wtih an up standing pin secured to said horizontal baseportion, said depending pin and said upstanding pin adapted to bepositioned in the break of a book supported on said horizontal baseportion and means for supporting said base in an elevated position fromthe floor.

2. The invention as described in claim 1, wherein means is formed insaid supporting means for adjustably positioning said base.

3. The invention as described in claim 1, wherein said supporting meanscomprises an arcuately shaped tubing adapted to slidably receivearcuately shaped braces having elliptical shaped feet therein, and meansfor retaining said braces in fixed position in said tubing.

ANTHONY POCH.

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